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Authors: Melissa Schroeder
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each other’s lives while they work. Guys notice when you stop going out, partying, especially with the Santinis. They party as hard as they love...or so says my father.”
It was weird hearing a guy talk that way and she didn’t like the way it made her feel. Panic welled in her stomach. Leo wasn’t in love with her. Sure, they had spent most of their time together in the last few weeks. But...he wasn’t in love with her. Hopefully.
“I have another appointment. You make sure you let the on duty nurse know if you have any pain that doesn’t feel right.”
“Now I know you’re the woman for me, Johnson. You know there is a kind of pain that feels right.”
She rolled her eyes and resisted the urge to smack him against the back of his head like she would one of her brothers.
As she walked down to her office, what Jeff said started working its way through her. She hoped that Leo didn’t think he was in love with her. Sure, she was in love with him, but that didn’t mean...
Oh shit .
She was in love with Leo. This was wrong, so wrong. Falling for that idiot wasn’t what she wanted. Sure, he was all tough on the outside and all sweet on the inside. Making love with him had taken her to a whole new level.
“Hey, MJ, whatcha doing?” Freddy asked her.
She shook her head. “Nothing. Just tired.”
The older man smiled. “More like in looooooove.”
“What are you talking about?” she asked, trying to quell the panic that was now blooming in her chest.
“Please, woman, I’ve never seen you moon over a guy before. This Santini has you wrapped around his finger.”
The fact that Freddy noticed was worrisome and she didn’t like it one bit. She needed time to think. “Have you been dipping into the meds, Freddy?”
He chuckled. “Just let me know because Dave and I would like to plan your wedding.”
“I am not getting married and I am not about to let you and Dave plan the wedding. I’ve never met two gay men who knew less about style than you and your husband.”
With that, she started down the hall again.
“Ohhhh, this is going to be fun, MJ. You can run, but you can’t hide.”
She slipped into her office and shut the door. Collapsing in her chair, she closed her eyes. Being in love with a Santini was hard on a girl.
Chapter Eight
Leo glanced at Maryanne, trying to discern the weird mood she’d been in since he’d arrived at the apartment. It wasn’t anything she said. In fact, if he had one complaint, she had been a little quiet. She was never that talkative during movies, but there was something definitely eating at her.
“How was your day?”
She gave him a wary look. “Okay. Looks like I’ll have a new patient tomorrow.”
She went back to biting on her thumbnail and staring blindly at the TV screen. Not good at all .
“You haven’t heard from Jack, have you?”
“What?” It took her a moment to look at him. She smiled, but it didn’t reach her eyes. “Oh, no. I doubt I’ll hear anything soon. He’ll probably email at some point but I got the idea we won’t get to talk often.”
Then, she turned her attention back to the screen again. She’d been distant for several days now. He had let it go because he had already learned that Maryanne had her own little moods and he knew her entire world didn’t revolve around him. He knew it was best to leave her alone while she worked through it.
Maryanne seemed to be getting worse though. He wasn’t happy with the situation but he didn’t want to push her. Still, he didn’t want her to think that she could use problems outside of their relationship to push him away. And, he could be with her while she worked through it and not be a bother.
He took her hand and stood up. “Come on, love.”
She looked down at their joined hands. “What?”
“Let’s go,” he said. When she raised her gaze he could see the confusion darkening them. “Don’t think, Johnson, just come on.”
He pulled her up off
It was weird hearing a guy talk that way and she didn’t like the way it made her feel. Panic welled in her stomach. Leo wasn’t in love with her. Sure, they had spent most of their time together in the last few weeks. But...he wasn’t in love with her. Hopefully.
“I have another appointment. You make sure you let the on duty nurse know if you have any pain that doesn’t feel right.”
“Now I know you’re the woman for me, Johnson. You know there is a kind of pain that feels right.”
She rolled her eyes and resisted the urge to smack him against the back of his head like she would one of her brothers.
As she walked down to her office, what Jeff said started working its way through her. She hoped that Leo didn’t think he was in love with her. Sure, she was in love with him, but that didn’t mean...
Oh shit .
She was in love with Leo. This was wrong, so wrong. Falling for that idiot wasn’t what she wanted. Sure, he was all tough on the outside and all sweet on the inside. Making love with him had taken her to a whole new level.
“Hey, MJ, whatcha doing?” Freddy asked her.
She shook her head. “Nothing. Just tired.”
The older man smiled. “More like in looooooove.”
“What are you talking about?” she asked, trying to quell the panic that was now blooming in her chest.
“Please, woman, I’ve never seen you moon over a guy before. This Santini has you wrapped around his finger.”
The fact that Freddy noticed was worrisome and she didn’t like it one bit. She needed time to think. “Have you been dipping into the meds, Freddy?”
He chuckled. “Just let me know because Dave and I would like to plan your wedding.”
“I am not getting married and I am not about to let you and Dave plan the wedding. I’ve never met two gay men who knew less about style than you and your husband.”
With that, she started down the hall again.
“Ohhhh, this is going to be fun, MJ. You can run, but you can’t hide.”
She slipped into her office and shut the door. Collapsing in her chair, she closed her eyes. Being in love with a Santini was hard on a girl.
Chapter Eight
Leo glanced at Maryanne, trying to discern the weird mood she’d been in since he’d arrived at the apartment. It wasn’t anything she said. In fact, if he had one complaint, she had been a little quiet. She was never that talkative during movies, but there was something definitely eating at her.
“How was your day?”
She gave him a wary look. “Okay. Looks like I’ll have a new patient tomorrow.”
She went back to biting on her thumbnail and staring blindly at the TV screen. Not good at all .
“You haven’t heard from Jack, have you?”
“What?” It took her a moment to look at him. She smiled, but it didn’t reach her eyes. “Oh, no. I doubt I’ll hear anything soon. He’ll probably email at some point but I got the idea we won’t get to talk often.”
Then, she turned her attention back to the screen again. She’d been distant for several days now. He had let it go because he had already learned that Maryanne had her own little moods and he knew her entire world didn’t revolve around him. He knew it was best to leave her alone while she worked through it.
Maryanne seemed to be getting worse though. He wasn’t happy with the situation but he didn’t want to push her. Still, he didn’t want her to think that she could use problems outside of their relationship to push him away. And, he could be with her while she worked through it and not be a bother.
He took her hand and stood up. “Come on, love.”
She looked down at their joined hands. “What?”
“Let’s go,” he said. When she raised her gaze he could see the confusion darkening them. “Don’t think, Johnson, just come on.”
He pulled her up off
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